Beaver County’s population has been declining since the steel mill there closed 40 years ago. The shift to plastic manufacturing isn’t panning out, so some residents are investing in a different kind of economic model.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration says it could be the biggest jump in decades.
Hydraulic drilling – also known as fracking – can help capture this heat, which can turned into electricity.
Once a leading source of oil, California produced fewer barrels of oil in June than in any month since the federal government began counting in 1981.
After multiple near-record Texas earthquakes, oil and gas regulators say they’re stepping up efforts to reduce quakes triggered by industry activity.
The energy industry is emphasizing the controversial technique over traditional drilling, partly for its shorter timetable.
Shortages of labor and materials are making it hard to drill and maintain wells.
The people and equipment they need are already hard at work.
The government says it is mulling the possibility of lifting the fracking suspension to ease the energy crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine.
In a new book, Michael Patrick F. Smith reflects on his time working on an oil field in North Dakota.
